All posts tagged "Opinion Piece"

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  Collaborative efforts needed for South Africa to benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

  The coming into force of the AfCFTA slated for January 2021 presents South Africa with great opportunities to benefit from the largest...

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  South Africa’s Agricultural fortunes from the 2nd Quarter of 2020 are confusing: Why?

  Let me start with a note that I do not have an answer to the question and it is my intention to...

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  South Africa’s cotton industry should look beyond the Sub-Saharan market

  The South African cotton industry is one of the subsectors that were hard hit by lockdown because all agricultural products exports, except...

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  Part 3: Funding for Black Farmer – is the state listening?

  It is not that I “think” that a democratic “government is not listening.” I certainly do not think that way. As I...

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  Statutory measures in the context of registration, records and returns, tools to enhance collation of information in the agricultural sector

  Market information is essential for effective business decisions, more so on agricultural value-chains. It is also critical ingredient in the development of...

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  An outlook of smallholder market access

  What ought to be the national picture of smallholder farmer participation in National Fresh Produce Markets (NFPMs) based on the recommendations of...

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  Part 2: funding models for black farmers

  Internationally renowned University of Limpopo academic Prof Mokoko Sebola continues to expand further in part 2. Prof Sebola has appeared in over...

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  Part 1: funding models for black farmers

  Mzansi Agriculture Talk brings farmers an inclusive interview with internationally renowned University of Limpopo academic Prof Mokoko Sebola. Appearing in over 500...

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  Agriculture a shining star of the economy in the second quarter of 2020

  Statistics South Africa announced the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures for the second quarter of (April to June) 2020, which coincides with...

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  RECENT SHARP INCREASES IN SA’S RICE PRICE AT RETAILS WILL BE SHORT LIVED

  If we think the effect the Covid-19 has on the global market is going to disappear so soon we are up for...